Affiliated media: Babr24, Online publication

Incident date: October 29, 2019

Attack type:

• Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Irkutsk Oblast official website

Location: Russia, Irkutsk Oblast, Irkutsk

Additional information:

The office of the governor and government of Irkutsk Oblast appealed to the prosecutor's office with a complaint against the online publication babr24.com for disseminating false information that disrespected state authorities. The complaint was addressed to Irkutsk Oblast’s prosecutor Alexander Voronin.